Hwalmin Jin is an assistant professor of the School of Social Science and Government at Tecnológico de Monterrey (Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education), Mexico. His research focuses on international security and conflicts, civil-military relations, and alliance issues. His work has been published in peer reviewed journals such as in International Studies Quarterly. He has written opinion pieces regarding the debate over South Korea's nuclear weapons for NK Pro (online).
Hwalmin Jin received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Texas A&M Department of Political Science. He completed his M.A. in International Relations at Seoul National University in 2016. Hwalmin Jin was a Korea Foundation Visiting Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in 2014. In 2016, he was also awarded a Fulbright Graduate Fellowship.
Hwalmin Jin is a member of Dr. Matthew Fuhrmann's research group, the International Security Lab. The lab's research is concentrated on diplomacy and deterrence, military technology, alliances, leadership, and foreign policy decision-making. You can learn more about his professional and educational background from his CV. He can be contacted at hminjin@tec.mx